schedule. >> happening now, drivers ready to come home from the three day holiday weekend face more pain at the pump. amy joins us live with a new price jump that just happened overnight. >> check out pain we found here in south san francisco near the airport. gas is almost $5 a gallon here. ouch. this makes the rest of the bay area look good. look at the averages, per gallon right new you are paying on average in san francisco, the most, at $4.13. over $4 all over the bay. san jose at $4.07 and this is 13 percent increase the past month. we are still below the state acknowledge but we are above the national average of $3.61.

drivers say they will adjust. >> i will not drive so much and are more conservative. use the bicycle more. this is the highest for this time year and because of a number of factors including the recession in europe has traders very worried so futures are up, there is maintenance going on, unexpected maintenance, and we have to switch from the gas we use in the winter to a summer grade which costs money. if you are planning to drive for spring break if you can work from home if you and because these prices are painful. >> thank you very much. san jose police are investigating a deadly crash.

it started after a driver tried to run down a police officer who stopped another driver. that started a chase which ended a short time later when the driver or the car went down an overpass and the driver was killed. stay with morning news. we will have more in a live report in the next half hour. >> san francisco fire investigators hope to know what caused a suspicious fire at a treasure island apartment complex that took the life of a 10-year old girl who was trapped in the upper story bedroom. she attended john muir elementary school. six people were inside the home when the fire broke out on saturday morning. everyone but the girl made it out alive. neighbors tried to rescue her after hearing her cries for help. last night mourners gathered to remember her and to support her grieving family. >> a follow-up to a story we first reported saturday night a 72-year-old woman has died from injuries when being hit by a bus

in daly city. the family called and gave us the news. the woman was in the crosswalk when she was hit by the back end of the bus. that driver is now on leave and the driver has taken standard alcohol and drug tests. >> in mill valley a search is underway for two men who shot at a supreme court guard after stealing pier from a grocery store around 3:00 a.m. yesterday morning. the sheriff says that the thieves fired four or five shots at the guard. the suspects got away in a gold minivan. here is the partial california license political 4dwzy, or something like that. >> growing concern that oyster lovers have to pay more in california if the oyster company fails in the bid to stay in business. the court of appeals in san

francisco will hear arguments tomorrow on why they should close. the oyster company is expected to respond on thursday. the interior department allowed the lease to expire so the square could be returned to wilderness. the oyster farm faces a march 15 eviction date. >> if you forgot, today is president's day and that means closures so a reminder, the storm is closed. trading resumes tomorrow. also closed, all federal government offices that will re-open tomorrow and most schools are closed today. the commander in chief, another story coming up later. >> he is spending the three day weekend in florida for golf. the president will travel back to the white house this evening. the first lady and the daughters are not with the president. they are out west for a girls' ski weekend. the white house is getting ready to unveil a new scientific

effort to map the human brain. "new york times" reports that the white house will unveil the roth next month, a joint of the by federal agencies, private foundations, and neuroscientists. doctors are hopeful that being the human brain can lead to better understanding of alzheimer's disease and parkinson's disease and others. a meeting took place in pasadena and representatives from mountain view-based google attended. >> venezuela president chavez is back in his home country after returning home to venezuela early this morning after two months of cancer treatment in cuba. he announced this on twitter. he is was with his family in cuba at at hospital where he received treatment. he wrote "i am clinging to christ. we will live and triumph." >> parents are "friending" their

children on facebook. what is really behind the online friend. >> but, first, the last visit to the united states ended on the covers of tabloid magazines on both sides of the pond, the return of prince harry. >> walnut creek is looking at interstate 680 and it is "holiday

>> we are back and in napa, temperatures are a lot different than they were yesterday, about 11 degrees warmer. the rest of us are a couple of degrees where we were. oakland is 51 and san francisco at 47. 36 in novato. today, we will have temperatures in the mid-to-upper 50's. 59 in san francisco. santa rosa at 57. 58 in san jose. cooler at the coast low-to-mid 50's. mostly cloudy in north bay do partly sunny in south bay and east bay valleys. >> the macarthur maze shows from 580 from the east or 880 funneling in here everything is moving nicely. no delays at the bay bridge toll plaza. we have holiday light this morning. one stall out there, c.h.p. on the scene updating the location

reports at northbound 680 at 24 split so you may find delays. ace train is on regular schedule and ferries and buses on holiday schedule. >> all you ladies, listen up, prince hear is -- prince harry is returning to the united states after a tour of duty in afghanistan where he served as a helicopter pilot and now it is reported that harry will visit several east coast cities this may on behalf of the british government. it will be his first u.s. visit since the las vegas trip last year where naked pictures of the prince surfaced showing him partying in a hotel suite. interesting that he is not coming out west and not repeating the trip to las vegas. >> because not everyone in las vegas stayed in vegas. >> golfing superstar joining president obama on the greens.

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>> san rafael, south bay, pleasanton and all bay area, this is abc7 news. >> on this holiday monday, good on morning, a good day to get ready for the rain tomorrow. starting off cloudy with temperatures in the mid-to-upper 40's, and we will have a cooler breeze, keep us in the low-to-mid 50's through noon and the better part of the afternoon and could spike to the upper 50's for an hour but some pockets of sunshine and this evening, dry, upper 40's to

50's. a chance in the morning of showers and steady rain from mid-morning to early afternoon, and it will be brighter and slightly warmer on wednesday and a smaller chance of light are showers but warmer weather on thursday. eric in. >> if you details this morning on the idaho man accused of slapping a toddler on an airliner. we are now told he has been fired. the 60-year-old mans to turn himself in to the f.b.i. to face assault charges. jessica bennett claims he not only slapped her 19-month-old adopted son on a delta flight a week and a half ago but also referred to the child with a racial slur. she says he appeared to be drunk and his employer, a defense company, says he for longer works there. >> a poll shows parents are "friending" children on facebook but not so they can "like" their updates but half are on the social networking site just so they can keep tabs on their

kids. 43 percent say they check out their kids' profile to see the status updates along with photos their children are tagged in. the numbers come from education database "online." >> if you look if a job a survey says many high-tech companies could be more interested in looking at tweets than your resume. "usa today" is reporting tweets are quickly becoming the hiring model for companies looking for marketing employees. a tweet or two can lead to a job. a tech firm says they are hiring a six-figure senior social media strategist based on tweets. >> airlines are fining increasingly difficult to raise fares, delta raised fares between $4 and $10 on wednesday but by friday the airline backed off when other airlines failed to match the price. analysts say airlines are hesitant to raise ticket prices

this year because the economy is so sluggish. airlines are aware they are under scrutiny because of the pending merger between american and us airways and critics say it could lead to higher ticket prices. maker's mark backed off a plan to reduce alcohol content of bourbon to stretch supplies during a shortage. the company was going to thin out the bourbon using water bringing it from 90 proof to 84 proof. after getting a lot of reaction from people despite saying you would not be able to tell the flavor difference, they had to pick off and they will continue to have 90 proof maker's mark. >> call off the protests, eric. >> i am not a bourbon drinker. >> good to answer the customer complaints. >> now from lemonade to hot

chocolate. >> well, what about hard lemon made. >> we go from summer drinkors spring drinks back to winter drinks, nice, kristen, coming up on 6:19, and you can see from mount tamalpais, with pockets of sunshine. live doppler 7 hd shows it is dry this morning. the next storm comes in from the northwest. look at the visibility, in novato at zero, so it is just a couple of hundred feet. be careful. half mile in santa rosa, and everyone else is doing okay. now, back to the beautiful picture and show you what is going on in santa rosa at 36, and 44 in los gatos and gilroy at 40. for this cycle the biggest move in the weather will be today and tomorrow. today is partly sunny with temperatures dropping below average after being above

average for so long, a stray hour is possible tonight but the best chance of rain is tomorrow and we will get two systems and each time the snow level will lower. high pressure that brought us the wonderful week will be pushed out of the way by the cold dry air behind the cold front which is gearing miscellaneous with the winds coming out ahead of it from the ocean. this will bring the cool and wet weather tomorrow. it comes in, in two faces. 5:00 in the morning, you can see we had a few showers out there early but you can see the best chance of rain is toward the end of the commute and it could be moderate and a little yellow and as it pushes through by noon, some hours are still hanging around in the afternoon, and the secondary cold front comes in during the evening hours and you can see the snow developing on mount hamilton and possibly the higher elevations in the north bay mountains. we will get .2" to possibly half an inch of rain outside the system. not a big system but the most rain we have had since about

january 24. the accweather seven-day outlook, low 50's at the coast and mid-to-upper 50's for the rest and tomorrow is the keelest at 40's for the coast and in the 40's on wednesday with more sunshine and low-to-mid 50's and a small chance of a shower on thursday, warmer weather as we head through the coming weekend. sue? >> hello, everyone, the fog in novato, just south of that to san rafael, you can see clear, here, no visibility issues moving southbound, the tail lights beyond the civic center and toward central san rafael, just starting to lighten up, and the golden gate bridge, no problems and the by bridge, light, and the upper deck is good, and north 680 at 24 has been cleared out of the lanes and the drive out of the central valley is looking pretty good this morning as you move up and over the a pass.

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>> coming up on holiday monday, president's day, we have mostly

clouds to the north and partly sunny to the south, and we will see pockets of sunshine here and there but the sea breeze will keep the temperatures in the low-to-mid 50's at the coast and mid-to-upper 50's for the rest. the wet weather will be around eureka and 48 and 61 in sacramento and 48 in tahoe where there will be a dumping of snow tomorrow. 77 in palm springs with afternoon sunshine. kristen and eric? >> thanks at 6:25 and arm december at abc7 is the only place to watch the oscars this sunday february 24, you can countdown to the big night with our official oscar app and the back stage pass gives best access with a dozen cameras streaming video behind the scenes and from the red carpet. owe app is available for iphone, ipad, droid and the kindle fire so we have you covered. >> it is president's day and the president is on vacation in

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>> live from the kgo-tv broadcast center this is abc7 news, 6:29 on february 18. is that right? is that right? president's day. i know a lot of folk are off today and that is why the embarcardero is so light in terms of traffic. the sky is gorgeous. a few clouds signifying a change coming our way. thanks for joining us. >> a purple hue on the embarcardero with a change headed our way the. >> we are changing from remain warmer than average yesterday to below average today to wet and colder tomorrow. so, right now, live doppler 7 hd showing it is dry today so if you have outdoor activities no worries. temperatures are running from 51 in oakland to 36 in novato. headed through the day planner for the bay we will start off gray and 49 and in the mid-50's by noon and through the better part of the afternoon with

pockets of sunshine and clouds this evening and 52. inland we will have temperatures in the mid-30's to mid-40's this morning. we will be in the mid-50's with clouds throughout the afternoon. chilly in the evening at 49 degrees. headed to the bay or to the coast temperatures are in the low-to-mid 50's. >> long holiday weekend for most folks, traffic is reflecting that. southbound 101, this is beyond marin civic center toward lincoln and central san rafael the tail lights are headed south and moving nicely and no fog. to the bay bridge toll plaza, no metering lights, traffic is nice, into san francisco, and for your holiday mass transit, bart on saturday schedule, muni also saturday, and caltran modified holiday. kristen and eric? >> you this morning from san jose, police were investigating

a chase that ended in a deadly crash. we are joined live from blossom hill road which just re-opened the past few minutes. >> that is right. we had to move from there because traffic is freely flowing on the overcrossing over monterey road that was closed for seven hours. a 20-year old hispanic man stole an s.u.v. and tried to hit the police officer with it and crashed leading to his own death. we have the scene from an hour ago as police surveyed the overturned s.u.v. it was pulled out of a ravine on monterey road unblossom hill road overcrossing a result of what happened after 11:00 last night. five miles away on capital expressway an officer was pulling over a driver and another driver unrelated tried to hit him. the officer was able to jump out of way, get if his patrol car

and chase the car. other units responded and san jose police say the lengths the driver went to as he tried to evade officers. >> he turned off the lights twice during the pursuit. he slammed on his brakes so hard so the officers would hit him, a technique that suspects use. the officers avoided that. he almost hit three other officers and we believe it was intentional. >> many unsuccessful tactics trying to said officers and police are only describing the now deceased man as hispanic and 20 years old. officers caught two female juveniles trying toes scrape the s.u.v. and are in custody. police are still investigating the chase and the crash. they are looking to determine if blood or alcohol is involved. if you have any information call san jose police.

>> san francisco fire investigators hope to know by tomorrow what caused a suspicious fire on treasure island that took the life of a little girl. the ten-year-old died in the fire that tore through six apartments early on saturday morning. she was a 4th grader at elementary school in san francisco. >> six people were in the apartment at the time of the fire and everyone else made it out but the girl was trapped in an upstairs bedroom. >> all i anyone about, i heard her cry. and i heard her crying saying "ouch" and after that i knew she was gone. i now she left me. i knew my day would not be the same. >> last night mourners gathered to remember the girl and to support her family. >> the same man could be responsible for two different assaults against women in san francisco's mission district. the new sketches closely matches a suspect in a january attack.

the latest attack took place between 22nd and 23rd around 1:00 o'clock in the morning on february 2nd and the victim report add man purged herself times and she protected her face with her 50s fists and ran away. there was a similar attack early in the month but the woman screamed and the man ran away. >> a plan to move bicycle lanes off market street to mission street is facing new opposition. the san francisco bicycle coalition is against the idea. city planners proposed moving cyclists to mission so the muni bus could go faster but the executive director for the bicycle coalition says now is the time to expand on what is working not give up. the supervisor is calling for more hearings on the matter. >> also, caltran is getting

ready to spend $9 million to get more of people in the state to ride amtrak in a three year campaign to boost ridership including the capital corridor line that runs from san jose. a spokesman for the transit agency defends the $9 million deal saying adding that will raise revenue for the state. >> the coast guard is conducting interviews to fined out why a 22' motorboat hit a pack the ferry over the weekend in san francisco bay. this is the boat in the storage yard. the two men on board were hospitalized following the crash on saturday. there are reports the boat was traveling at a high rate of speed when it collided with the ferry. >> a san francisco artist who was playing an old piano on a half moon bay bluff made sure the adventure ended literally in a blaze of glory.

he set this baby grand on fire as a finale. he performed there for two weeks before the city shut him down. >> this has been bringing people together and it is wonderful. burning the piano...is challenging...to see it go up in smoke. i have a couple of ideas. >> the piano is burning, he kept playing. he did not have the proper permits and he may use the piano charred bits in a structure. we have been trying to figure out what he mile have been playing but my guess is "light my fire." and overnight jump if -- in gas prices in the bay area.

traffic and weather next or next on this president's day with light traffic on the

>> on this holiday monday it will be cooler than normal. the sea breeze keeps us in the mid-to-upper 50's at 57 in concord and oakland and san jose and livermore. 59 is the warmer spot in san francisco and napa and santa rosa. and 51 at half moon bay. santa cruz is 59. a lot of cloud cover, today and pockets of sunshine. wet weather tomorrow and upper 40's to low 50's and coolest day in the forecast. more sun shine wednesday upper 40's to mid-50's and showers if

we have any on thursday it will be light and mid-to-upper 50's. and now the commute on this holiday monday. >> it is very holiday lite if you are traveling a great time to be out there. there are few people out there. this is 87 in san jose headed in the northbound direction with the headlights beyond the pavilion and the julian exit is looking good. and southbound 680 is looking good and otherwise traffic is nice through the san ramon valley. the mass transit holiday schedule, regular schedule for ace ferries and golden gate bus on the weekend schedule and system-wide regular service elsewhere. >> niners quaterback kaepernick is shying away from the spotlight weeks after the super bowl appearance. he received invitations to both the grammys and the oscars but turned them down and he also has been offered a book deal. instead, though, he is training in atlanta.

the workouts usually start at 8:00 in the morning and last until late in the afternoon and his father says his son is in atlanta because he never would get anything done closer to home because of now being so recognizable among niner fans. >> children and television ahead and the new revelation that might have parents reaching for the remote but for a different reason than you might think. but, first, the pain at the pump but, first, the pain at the pump is not going away, thean) 3 dayg

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in san jose, with clouds but thicker at sfo with flight delays of 45 minutes. temperature is a degree warmer today in san francisco and everyone else is five to 13 degrees cooler and san jose you dropped from 63 to 58 this afternoon and most of us will be in the mid-to-upper 50's but the coast where we will be in the low-to-mid 50's under clouds. traveling around the state, it will be dry everywhere but eureka at 48 and tahoe you get your snow tomorrow. >> happening right now, just in time for take advantage of the new tahoe snow that mike talked about coming, or, perhaps, driving home from a long holiday weekend, gas prices are going up. amy joins us live from south san francisco with the latest. amy? >> good morning, kristen, look what we found.

gas prices here in south san francisco pushing $5 a gallon. this is near the airport. this is not a crowded gas station, we have seen a couple of cars pull in and drive right on out i don't know if the pries scare them away but they are high. in san francisco the average is $4.13, a big increase as a month ago it was $3.60. same in oakland and san jose over $4 a gallon but not the case a month ago. drivers are suffering but they feel hopeless. >> i am not happy. there is not much i can do. i have to suck it up. if there is something that anyone can do i would appreciate it. >> what happens? a number of things, we have

hurricane sandy to blame that causeddational problems in the northeast, there is unexpected maintenance be done at refineries and we have to switch the gas we use in the winter to the summer grade. all of that is driving up the coast and it is all happening at the same time. a cab driver told us the prices are killing them. if this is any consolation it could be worse, in los angeles there are gas stations that are charging more than $5 a gallon. >> thanks. time to check in with josh for a preview of "good morning america" which comes up at 7:00. >> a good morning morning and to all of you in the bay area coming up here a man facing federal charges now after allegedly slapping a crying toddler on board a plane as it descended, hurting racial slurs while doing so. well hear from the child's parents. we will hear what happened on the flight next right here on

"good morning america" ahead. >> the country music world is mourning the dieses of mindy mccready following her suicide over the weekend. ♪ after the heartache >> the 37-year-old first hit the top of the country charts in 1996 with personal problems including drug abuse sidetrack her career. the sheriff found her dead yesterday on the porch of her home in arkansas. she had suffered a single gunshot wounds to the head. >> new this morning, parents may want to worry less how long kids watch tv and more on what they are watching. changing the channel from violent shows to educational or less violent programs improved behavior in pre-schoolers. the university of washington study found that the amount of tv they watched didn't seem to matter. a typical tot is in front of the

tv 4 1/2 hours each day. >> it is the content. the storm is closed today for the holiday with trading resuming tomorrow. >> also, the supreme court is set to hear a case that could change the future of farming. >> warren buffett is ready for new takeover targets. >> good morning, billionaire investor warren buffett could have his eye on takeover targets they announced they are buying heinz in a $23 billion deal but that may not be enough. warren buffett is looking at making more large acquisitions. according to bloomberg data he could look add 30 companies including general mills and a hardware supplier which fit the takeover criteria. the supreme court will hearingments in a case involving feed giant patents.

a lower court ruled a farmer planted second generation soybeans that were part of a patented feed of the company. they are required to bay the new seeds each year. it could affect other patent technologies. >> and adults going blind could have another chance at sight. the $100,000 device will not restore sight but it will give patients suffering great a rare eye disease the ability to perceive light and dark which can help with tasks such as navigating a sidewalk on reading large signs. >> and, now, we have this work

thing. >> how about some hot chocolate to go with the cooler weather. >> we can make some an cakes and eric is the smoked meat guy. >> barbecue. >> whatever you are doing do celebrate president's day you will do it with dry weather although the clouds look oppressive they are creating 47 47-degree temperatures at sfo. this time tomorrow we will track the rain from the northwest but right new you have a dry morning commute and a dry afternoon commute with the fog still a big story in novato and the visibility is less than eighth of a mile and down to a couple hundred feet so be careful in the not bay until 10:30, maybe 11:00. i hoped to show you mount tamalpais but, sorry, it is not working.

now, as far as what will happen today, we will be partly sunny, cooler today, a stray shower possible and wet on wednesday. look at the cold front coming down displacing the high pressure and the warmer-than-average temperatures and we are going to get rain tomorrow morning with the storm systemming coming in, in waves with up to .5" and temperatures in the upper 50's to -- no, upper 40's to low 50's. we will have arming what trend for the weekend. have a great day. sue? >> holiday lite. the san mateo bridge shows from industrial toll plaza to the flat section and to the high-rise toward foster city, there is haze but not hampering the visibility at all. traffic is slowing nicely under

20-minute drive. from 580 and 880, traveling nicely, with no problems and san rafael, with fog in novato, further south, it is clear here to central san rafael everything is at the limit. five things to know before you go.

>> a live picture, gorgeous, clouds over the bay area but if you get up high enough you can see the sun rising and it will be a pretty one. weather-wise be it is changing, and quickly. mike nicco will have a final look in a moment. >> as we are ready to hand it off to "good morning america" here are five things to know before you go. the driver of a stolen s.u.v. is dead and two passengers are in custody after a police chase in san jose.

police say around midnight the driver tried to run over an officer on the side of the road and took off. the chase ended when the driver lost control of the s.u.v. and went down a ravine near blossom hill road. >> fire investigators hope to have an answer tomorrow into what started a deadly fire on treasure island. ten-year-old died in the fire and several families were displaced at this point firefighters call the fire "suspicious." >> gas prices continue to shoot higher for the 32nd straight day. however, other parts of california are paying higher prices than we are in the bay area. rising retail prices are blamed on lower production from refineries switching over to the summer fuel mix. >> blade runner oscar pistorius is taking a break as he fights murder charge in the super model girlfriend death in south africa. the agent canceled all future races for the sprinter. oscar pistorius denies intentionally killing reeva steenkamp saying he thought he

was shooting an intruder. >> prince harry is coming to america with the u.s. visit on behalf of the british government including a stop in new york and washington, dc, in may, and it will be the second trip to the united states in a year. the last trip to las vegas ended with nude pictures of the prince partying in a hotel suite. >> parents watch your college age daughters closely. mike? >> this is what i wanted to show you before, the impending sunrise at mount tamalpais, gorgeous. dress for 37 in santa rosa, napa and fairfield and conquer at friction, los gatos at 45 and gilroy at 41. now, we are going to hang out in the upper 40's to mid-40's through the morning under clouds and we will see a few pockets of sun and low 50's at the coast and mid-to-upper 50's for bay and inland and dry this evening and mostly cloudy and mid-40's for mid-50's. >> to re-cap, look at the bay

bridge, very light this president's day, we have one issue out there, it is in oakland a car fire westbound 24 before 27 and that should be moved to the right shoulder shortly and i don't see any significant traffic because it is light and, again, looking at the holiday mass transit schedule, bart on a saturday schedule, muni also saturday, and cal rain is working on a modified holiday schedule. it is light out there and good time to be on the travel. >> you would think it was a three day weekend or something. >> abc morning news continues in 25 minutes with news, weather, and traffic, during "good morning america" ahead.

good morning, america. bitter winter blast. almost a foot of snow and howling winds plagued the northeast this holiday weekend, as frigid temperatures take hold all the way to central florida. and two more big storms on the way. sam is tracking it all. breaking overnight -- ♪ you step up to understand >> country star tragedy. mindy mccready, dead at 37, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. her recent years shadowed by

substance abuse. the mysterious death of her boyfriend and their custody battle for her children. air rage. this toddler allegedly slapped in the face by a fellow passenger. his mother speaking out about the painful moment she says little jonah was assaulted on their flight. the immediate action taken against an executive under fire. watch out. this woman going one on one with great white sharks. she can hold her breath for almost six minutes. get ready to meet the shark whisperer. only on "gma." and good morning to you, america. on this presidents' day. as youan